SEC SPORTS REPORT

SEC WEST: LSU Leads 2012 Recruiting Through July 31, 2011

Through the end of July, here are the verbal commits for 2012:

1) LSU Tigers 18

2) Alabama Crimson Tide 14

3) Miss State Bulldogs 14

4) Auburn Tigers 13

5) Arkansas Razorbacks 12

6) Ole Miss Rebels 8

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Impact Freshman: SEC West

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ALABAMA

Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix, S: Alabama boasts one of the best safety tandems in the league in Mark Barron and Robert Lester, but the 6-foot-1, 203-pound Clinton-Dix has the size and skill set to come in and make the Crimson Tide even stronger on the back end of their defense.

Cyrus Kouandjio, OT: One of the top offensive tackle prospects in the country last year, Kouandjio could provide some immediate depth. The Tide were already looking at moving All-SEC guard Barrett Jones to left tackle. 
 

 
LSU

Jarvis Landry, WR: If the Tigers are going to make a run at a national championship in 2011, they’re going to need a lot more production from their passing game than they got a year ago. Landry is dynamic in the open field and should complement Rueben Randle and Russell Shepard nicely.

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Les Miles Visiting ESPN Studios

LSUSPORTSNET- Miles has become somewhat of a regular on ESPN as he recently shot his second commercial for the network, which will promote the networks popular college football preview show - GameDay.

Miles is featured in the commercial that also includes ESPN personalities Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard. The commercial, which is still in production, is expected to air beginning in July.

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VIDEO: LSU Commit John Thomas---Man Among Boys

Our sources have told us we have to check out this video and we did.  We found this footage of LSU commit John Thomas Tight End 6'6", 225 lbs from Boosier City, Louisiana.

He looks like a man among boys.

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Miles Attends Bayou Jamb---Talks Importance of Encouraging Youth
THE NEWS STAR- There was food, golf, laughter and education Friday as dozens of coaches gathered at the Southern Pines Golf and Country Club's Pine Hills Course clubhouse Friday for the annual Bayou Jamb Coaches Clinic and Golf Scramble.